NeoPixel Spats with Gemma and MakeCode
Adorn your gams with a Gemma and a Hotsy-Totsy strand of blinkers. The fellas will turn their heads as you strut by like a Daisy in the Cat's Pajamas. A little sewing, a little soldering, and a spiffy bit of drag-and-drop coding and you'll be lousy with lookers. Savvy?
Wireless NeoPixel Controller
Build a controller box with NeoTrellis and a Feather M0 LoRa that allows you to control dozens of light strands in real time. No line-of-sight or pairing is required -- it just works, even in a crowded environment. Powered by Arduino and FastLED. Put on a light show, control multiple costumes, take it on tour!
Circuit Playground Powerpuff Girls Valentine
Create an interactive circuit with copper tape and a Circuit Playground Express and use it to show someone special you care about them. Code with MakeCode to personalize the card for your special someone. Maybe next year she'll use her new Circuit Playground to make something amazing for you.
Dance-Reactive Tutu Sparkle Skirt
Add a strand of lights to this tutu and customize it so it reacts to your dance moves. It's fun to drag and drop code and test out different animations using the Circuit Playground's onboard motion sensor. Make it sparkle when you leap, or turn rainbow when you twirl! The sky's the limit. This is a great beginner project to do with kids, or for fabulous grown-ups who never realized they needed a light-up tutu in their closet.
NeoPixel Fairy Crown
Get crafty and make a pretty fairy crown a NeoPixel Strand. Program them with MakeCode to make beautiful animations. You can even make the lights change with your motion!
Glowing Neopixel Resin River Table
Add NeoPixels and Circuit Playground Express to a gorgeous epoxy resin and live-edge wood table to add a depth of awesomeness to a beautiful piece of art. Make it glow day or night, and delight in how it catches and reflects the light. Add your own color palettes with Arduino and FastLED, or keep it simple with MakeCode.
Circuit Playground Express Spinner Game in MakeCode
Use MakeCode's drag and drop code editor to create a fun game of chance with Circuit Playground Express. Press the button and get a light and sound show that will randomly stop somewhere on the wheel. This is a fun, easy project that's great for kids or beginners, and easy to build in your own triggers or effects.
Magic Light Bag of Holding
Make a magic light appear out of the air, then store it safely in your Magic Light Bag of Holding. Tip the bag upside down to make all the lights fall out again. Amaze and delight children of all ages with this fun DIY magic trick!
Animatronic Glowing Medusa Headdress
Circuit Playground and Crickit power this animatronic Medusa headdress. The snakes use side-glow light pipe to bring glowing light from the Circuit Playground's onboard neopixels. A 3d printed case holds the light pipe and the servos in place.
Easy Sparkle Pocket T-Shirt
Make a shirt that sparkles when you move! This is an easy project that doesn't require any soldering, and coding the Circuit Playground Express is a snap. This is a great project for your kids to help with, and they'll end up with a fabulous light-up t-shirt they made themselves.
Gemma Color Touch Pendant Necklace
Add a splash of color and light to any outfit. This beautiful animated light-up necklace goes with anything: just touch the face of the necklace to change its color palette. Capacitive touch and a Gemma M0 power two NeoPixel rings for beautiful animated lights.
Glowing Mirror Mask
Create a holographic glowing mask with NeoPixels and a Hallowing. We've included three designs you can create with a vinyl cutter or cut by hand. Be the scariest skeleton on the street, the fiercest diving dragon, or the fanciest fairy at the faire.
Cast a 3d Printed Necklace in Metal
Design and 3d print a necklace or other small part on your home 3d printer, then make a mold of it in silicone and cast it in pewter. (Or in chocolate!)
Cosplay Glow Fur Raver Bandolier
Create a furry, glowy bandolier that can be worn dozens of ways: make leg wraps, arm wraps, a hat band or head dress, a chest harness, a belt or whatever else you can dream up. Great beginner project.
Ever-Burning Flame Painting
Neopixel strips and acrylic paint create the illusion of a roaring fire you can hang on your wall. A capacitive touch button makes the flames burn high or die down. Powered by Circuit Playground and the FastLED arduino library.